Non-skid for trucks.



F HUDAA NON-SKID FOR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9. 1912:.

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. NON-SKID FOR TRUCKS.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, FRANK Hum, a c1t zen of the United States, anda resident of "county of Middlesex have invented a new and Improved N011-Skid for Trucks, of which the following'is a full, clear, and exact description. I p

v This invention relates to non-skid devices for vehicle wheels and has particular reference to means for applying non-skid chains, or their equivalent, to commercial truck wheels; "Among the objects of the invention is to provide an attachment, which may be regarded as a permanent. attachment, for the folly of a truck w heel, said attachment profonquickly attaching to the same a flexible chain device and for simi larly detaching the chain therefrom ac cording to the weather or condition of the- Another object of the invention is to provide a means for attaching or holding a nonskid chain to a wheel providing for the droppage therefromof'a broken chain so as to obviate any possibility of injury to an occupant oftherv'ehicle or'any other person adjacent tli ereto.

A still'further object of the invention is toprovide an attachment skid chain for use in connection withwooden follies and of snch a nature as to protect the damage from the chain.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the'invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein,

ractical embodiment thereof reference is ad to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, a d in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of 'a truck wheel indicating my improvement in practical use. 1

Fig. 2, is a vertical transverse section on the line 2+2 of Fig. 1 representing that Specification of Letters Patent;

cure the, clip in place upon the felly this purpose I means for a non-' Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

' Application filed February 9, 191.8. Serial K0. 216,261.

form of my invention applicable especially to rear wheels.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional detail of my improvement adapted particularly for front wheels.

Fig. 4: is an inner face view of that form of the attachment shown in Fig. 2; and I Fig. 5 is 'a transverse section of a metal rim showing a modified form of my im; provement applied thereto.

In the application of my device to a standard wooden folly of an automobile wheel said felly ordinarily being rectangular in cross section, I provide a clip 10 of a size a substantially equal to the width and depth of the felly across the inner face of which the clip extends and having end pieces or tongues lying flat against the sides or faces of the felly. This clip 10 is made of a fairly heavy metal stockv preferably as a drop forging and of sufficient strength to constitute the anchorage or base for the non-skid chain 11 of any suitable character having end links 12 and adapted to extend across the face or periphery of the wheel. l

Any suitable means may be provided to se- ].3. For show gimlet pointed screws through the and pieces or the clip in practically the Same 14 extending tongues of horizontal the wheel. The screws may lie in aline ment with each other or otherwise, and since no fastening means are required extending outward radially into the folly the matter of applying the device to the folly is a very simple one. In other words to apply the clip 10 to the felly all that is required ordinarily is to slip it over the felly, mark the points for the screws and then with a simple boring tool to start the holes the clip may be soon screws in from the sides, a. simple expedient since there is no obstruction preventing this operation. I

In all formsof the device applicable for wooden felhes it will be noted that the nonskid member 11 bears directly upon the end pieces or tongues o the clipin practice and so thewood work 'is shielded or protected from serious damage or abrasion so comfastened securely by driving.

direction parallel to the axis of inonly incident to such devices with 111021.118 heretofore used for securing the endsof the chains adjacent to the spoke and without protection where the chains bend over the eijlges of the folly.

With reference now to Figs. 2 and 4 the,

reader s attention is called to the means for attaelimg the end loops or links 12 odi the chain providing for two direct results,

namely, the quick attachment of the chain and the free drop of a broken chain from the wheel. 15 indicates an anchor hook of peculiar construction, the same being detachably connected to the face of the clip that may be regarded as the inner face because it is directed toward the wheel hub. The clip adjacent to one corner is'provided with an undercut socket 16 into which the point 17 of the 100k 15 is projected with a "t of pivotal action, the hook as a whole .yswinging essentially around the point of the of the li he 12 of the chain is first ll the hook and then the hook lied "s j st described and locked The once e nit 12 of the chain, however, is iii t hool' over the finger 22 or what may be called. an open hook of strong rigid nature secured pun'iai 'ntly by any suitable ineansas heavy rixet 23 to the opposite end portion of the clip. The chain 11 will be cut or provided a length preferably just suitable for the link first to be hooked f eely over theiinger'QQ- and then passed und the tire with the second or opposite link 12 lying over the socket 16. The hook 15 is then put into place and locked as already described,. making the attachn'ient quick and secure through the operation of but a single screw 19. A small T- wrcuci, or its equivalent, may be employed for manipulating these locking screws so that the operation maybe quickly performed as indicaied. It will be understood that so long as the chain remains intact it will be securiuy held upon the hook and finger.

I if, however, the chain breaks, frequently happens 1 of the ti 1 sult of the normal operation c broken part thereof on the side of the navel having the finger 22 will} drop freely from the finger while this porlion oi the wheel rises. The finger, (hereprabi t' applied on the side next in body otherwise any person i re vehicle body adia nit to the wheel mig be :r uck by the swinging'of the chain on that side. To remove the chain ility loosening the locking screw.

the accommodation of two hooks 15 as al ready described in detail. In this form of the invention both end links of the ,phain are securely anchored to the clip each by operation of a locking screw 19. With respect to the points 17 of the hooks 15 it will be appreciated that because of the peculiar cooperation between the same and the socket 16 full strength is provided for the hook and yet without gouging or boring into the broad face of the felly. It will, of course, be understood that the clips are made in standard sizes to fit standard sizes of Wheel fellies and hence the device is applicable to wheels of any size or niake.

Fig. shows that form of my improvement applicable to a metal felly or wheel rim, the inner face of which is indicated at 24, the sides at 25, and the spoke at 26. The clip is shown fitted against the face 24, and in this connection I wish it to be observed that with respect to any surface or part to which any form of clip is secured the clip will be shaped to correspond. The form of clip 10' is provided with the same character of undercut socket 16 as has alread been described for the accommodation of t e point 17 of the hook 15, but since the clip 10 isin the nature of a flat plate or a plate that may be more or less curved to conform to the surface to WhlCl'l it applied and not having a tongue or portion embracing the side of the wheel it is sedescribed in connection with Fig. 3, the two end links of the chain being severally connected detachably to the two books 15 at opposite sides of the wheel.

Iclaim: I

1. The herein described attachment means for a non-skid chain, comprising a rigid clip having an undercut socket, anchornieans carried by the clip to receive and hold the end links of the chain, one of said anchor means comprising a detachable hook having a point projecting into said undercut socket beyond the main ,orifice of said socket and abutting the iuulercut'walls of the same, and a detachable fastener to lock said hook in holding position against the face of the clip thereby holding the point ,socket.

2. The herein described attachment means for anon-skid chain, the same comprising a member having formed in the body thereof an undercut socket, a hook having a point which after passing through a link of a chain is introduced into said socket by tilting movement and adapted to project beyond the main ori cc of the socket and abutting against the undercut walls of the same, and a detachable fastener to secure the portion of the hook remote from the point of the hook against the face of the member.

F RANK HUDA. 

